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Springfield, MO
General contractor: DeWitt & Associates Inc.
Size: 36,054 square feet
Estimated cost: $9.3 million
Estimated completion: Summer 2020
Project description: The new center, located on property near southwest Springfield’s Carver Middle School, is part of the $168 million bond proposal, nicknamed Prop S, that voters approved in April. Officials say the two-story center includes 12 classrooms, shared teacher offices, a kitchen and a 2,200-square-foot safe room. There also will be a covered outdoor play area. Paragon Architecture LLC and Sapp Design Associates Architects PC teamed up as project architects, and engineers are Olsson Inc., civil; Toth and Associates Inc., structural; and Interpres Building Solutions LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing.
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